Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

the joinder in an action of parties sharing common facts or common issues of law; also, the joinder in one action of all claims by one party against the other, whether or not the claims arose from the same transaction. PERMIT [L. permittere / to let go, indulge, yield, surrender] To allow or consent to. To authorize. A document proving authorization or power to do or conduct some activity, issued by a person in authority. A license. PERPETRATE [L. perpetrare / to complete, perform, fulfill] To commit or cause an act, generally one considered evil or criminal. To blunder or misstep. PERPETUAL [L. perpetuo, perpetuare / to maintain without interruption; to continue] Having continuous and uninterrupted status or existence. Continuing forever; everlasting. Entitled to an office for life. A perpetual injunction is a perma nent injunction. Corporations enjoy perpetual succession , i.e., their powers and existence continue uninterrupted through changes in officers and direc tors. PERPETUITY [L. perpetuare / to make continual, to maintain in an unbroken line] Existence over the indefinite future. Eternity. Forever. An estate or interest in property which extends beyond any particular event or condition, i.e., an interest which would continue forever in the absence of some legal impedi ment. The law has, however, imposed restraints on estates in perpetutity by limiting estates in real property to a life or lives in being plus twenty-one years, plus the period of gestation. These restraints are codified in the Rule against Perpetuities . See IN PERPETUAM PER PROC See PROCURATION PERQUISITE [L. perquirere / to search for, acquire, purchase] Privileges or benefits in excess of ordinary wages and salaries, e.g., a tip. Also, the special benefits granted to high-ranking executives of companies in the form of travel allowances, company cars, club memberships, education allowances, insurance, etc. These are offered in addition to the benefits nor mally conferred on other workers and are generally referred to as perks .

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